Garden Plans > 2017: Breathe Easy

About this Garden Plan

Year 2 using the garden planner. Making some changes for 2017. Soybeans were a bust in 2016. Watermelon was pretty good. Adding lots of plants for pollinators this year and an arch for squash.

Plan Type, Soil and Location

Garden Location: Califon, New Jersey
Garden Size: 47' 11" x 17' 11"
Garden Type: Backyard / back garden
Garden Layout: Raised Beds
Sun or Shade: Sunny
Garden Soil Type: Good soil

Plan Notes

Deck plants: Lobelia Orange Paruche Tomato Tomato Juliet Milkweed Sour Gherkin Snapdragons Basil Parsley Cilantro Flowers inside pool area Mini pumpkins outside pool area fenced in part Snapdragons by driveway

Garden Plan

Plant List

 PlantNumberSpacingSpacing in RowsNotes
Beet
 Detroit Supreme
65"3" x 7"Brilliant Beet Blend Hudson Valley Seed Library
Beet 65"3" x 7" 
Borage 21' 1"11" x 1' 11"Borage grows very big and sprawling but it is a BEE MAGNET!
Cantaloupe
 Hales Best Jumbo
32' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11"Park Seed
Coreopsis 511"11" x 11"Milkweed Botanical Interests
Cucumber
 Mexican Sour Gherkin
41' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"Baker Creek
Cucumber
 Marketmore
11' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"Park Seed
Eggplant
 Ping Tung Long
81' 3"1' 1" x 1' 5"Hudson Valley Seed Library
Flower 147"5" x 7"Butterfly Bush Park Seed
Flower 127"5" x 7"Hyssop Anise Hudson Valley Seed Library
Flower 247"5" x 7"Black Eyed Susan Park Seed
Lettuce (Crisphead) 99"7" x 11" 
Lettuce (Leaf) 423"3" x 5"Romaine Sparx
Lobelia 455"5" x 5"Botanical Interests
Marigold 27"7" x 7" 
Onions (Green)
 White Lisbon Bunching
303"3" x 3"Botanical Interests
Osteospermum 211"11" x 11"Botanical Interests
Pepper
 Poblano (Ancho)
91' 1"11" x 1' 3"Botanical Interests
Pepper 41' 1"11" x 1' 3"Craig's Grande Baker Creek
Rose 12' 11"1' 11" x 4' 11" 
Squash (Winter)
 Sweet Dumpling
12' 11"2' 11" x 2' 11"Baker Creek
Sunflower
 Lemon Queen
711"11" x 11"Baker Creek
Tomato (Large) 61' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"Jetstar (for Dad) Harris Seeds
Tomato (Small)
 Ukrainian Purple
31' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"Baker Creek
Tomato (Small) 31' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11"Hudson Valley
Tomato (Small)
 Juliet (F1)
31' 7"1' 5" x 1' 11" 
Zucchini
 Spineless Perfection (F1)
21' 11"1' 11" x 1' 11"Parks

Planting Times

Plant List key
 PlantJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Beet
 Detroit Supreme
Beet
Borage
Cantaloupe
 Hales Best Jumbo
Coreopsis
Cucumber
 Mexican Sour Gherkin
Cucumber
 Marketmore
Eggplant
 Ping Tung Long
Flower
Flower
Flower
Lettuce (Crisphead)
Lettuce (Leaf)
Lobelia
Marigold
Onions (Green)
 White Lisbon Bunching
Osteospermum
Pepper
 Poblano (Ancho)
Pepper
Rose
Squash (Winter)
 Sweet Dumpling
Sunflower
 Lemon Queen
Tomato (Large)
Tomato (Small)
 Ukrainian Purple
Tomato (Small)
Tomato (Small)
 Juliet (F1)
Zucchini
 Spineless Perfection (F1)



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